Joe Beasley Memorial Singing (multi-book)

Concord Primitive Baptist Church
Winfield, Alabama
Saturday, December 8, 2007 and Sunday, December 9, 2007

Saturday, December 8

The 13th annual Joe Beasley Memorial Singing was called to order by John Beasley leading 100, The Bower of Prayer.
Henry Guthery offered the morning prayer.

Henry Schuman explained the order of singing for the day. First, the class would sing from The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition; second from The B. F. White Sacred Harp (Cooper Book), 2006 Revision; third from The Christian Harmony ('Alabama book', Deason-Parris revision, 2002 printing); fourth from The Primitive Hymns: Spiritual Songs and Sacred Poems (Lloyd's); and last from New Harp of Columbia, Restored Edition, 2001.

Leaders:
32t, Corinth - John Beasley
34b, St. Thomas - Richard Schmeidler
66, Jordan (First)
154, Rest For the Weary - Sandie Scott
61, Sweet Rivers - Juanita Beasley
33b, Abbeville - Chug Beasley
30t, Love Divine
569t, Emmaus - Brenda Peña
94, Never Part - Velton Chafin
171, Exhortation (First) - Martha Beverly
48b, Kedron - Jim Helke
142, Stratfield - Francesca Cassara
63, Coronation - Joshua Marquez and Marlin Beasley
157, Essay - Charlotte Ehrman
473, Carmarthen - Tim Cook
460, Sardis - Becky Briggs (in memory of Elsie Beasley)
117, Babylon is Fallen - Beth Branscome
31t, Ninety-Third Psalm - Bill Beverly (in memory of Felton Denney)
97, We'll Soon Be There - Corene White and Henry Guthery III.

RECESS

Marlin Beasley brought the class back to order leading 400, Struggle On.
Leaders:
108b, The Traveler - Marilyn Burchett
225t, Reynolds - Gary Smith
507, Sermon on the Mount - Josie Hyde
361, Loving Jesus
318, Present Joys - Henry Schuman (for Pauline Childers)
102, Fulfillment - David Carlton
475, A Thankful Heart - Lena Keeton (in memory of Flarce Creel and Edith Tate)
530, A Glad New Song - Henry Guthery III
388, The Happy Sailor - Freddy Briggs
340, Odem (Second) - Sarah Beasley Smith
290, Victoria - Travis Keeton
49b, Mear - Cora Sweatt
49t, Old Hundred - Henry Guthery
73t, Cusseta - Marlin Beasley.

LUNCH

John Beasley called the class to order leading 67, Columbus.
Leaders:
186, Sherburne - Elene Stovall.

This session includes selections from the Cooper Book:
478, March On - Elene Stovall
38t, Sessions - Bill Beverly
463, Angel Band (Land of Beulah) - Martha Beverly
571, Not Made With Hands - Seth Holloway
505, Cleansing Fountain - Beth Branscome
408, Weeping Mary - Sandie Scott
573, Trusting Jesus - Marlin Beasley
393t, I'm Wandering To and Fro - Becky Briggs
343, Long Sought Home - Chug Beasley
519, My Mother's Gone - John Beasley and Marlin Beasley and Chug Beasley and Becky Briggs and Sarah Beasley Smith and Cora Sweatt
484, My Country 'Tis of Thee (America) - Richard Schmeidler
199, City of Light - Tim Cook
434, Thus Will I Sing (Fillmore) - Henry Guthery III
229, The Great Roll Call - Jim Helke
86, Guiding Spirit - Henry Guthery
464, Hocutt - Velton Chafin
54t, Palmetto - Henry Schuman.

RECESS

Tim Cook began the Christian Harmony session by leading 188t, He Loves Me.
He gave a short explanation of the seven shape system.
Leaders:
30b, Dennis - Tim Cook
346, Star in the East - David Carlton
70b, Brown - Mako Cook
313, Bruce's Address - Brenda Peña
131, Will You Meet Me? - Henry Guthery
248, Twilight is Falling - Bill Beverly
46t, The Hill of Zion - Gary Smith
189, One by One - Mako Cook
372, I Won't Turn Back - Tim Cook and Jim Helke.

This session includes selections from the Lloyd Hymnal.
Leaders:
333 - Marlin Beasley and Sarah Beasley Smith
540 - Marilyn Burchett and David Carlton
16 - Billy Williams
3 - Marlin Beasley.

This session includes selections from the New Harp of Columbia.
Leaders:
144, Rowley - Cora Sweatt and Tim Cook
145, Oliphant.

Tim Cook offered the closing prayer, and the class was dismissed.

Sunday, December 9

The Sunday session was called to order by Richard Schmeidler leading 77b, Holcombe.
Harrison Creel offered the morning prayer.

Leaders:
336, Eternal Home - Marlin Beasley
176t, Ragan - Sandie Scott
63, Coronation - Patricia Mauldin Adair
222, Ocean - Beth O'Dell
143, Pleyel's Hymn (First) - Cora Sweatt
480, Redemption - Danny Creel
146, Hallelujah - Francesca Cassara
297, Conversion - Bill Beverly
406, New Harmony - Sarah Beasley Smith
203, Florida - Clarence McCool
350, Nativity - Charlotte Ehrman
75, I Would See Jesus - Jim Helke
99, Gospel Trumpet - Elizabeth Keeton
286, Heavenly Home - Hugh Bill McGuire
179, The Christian Warfare - Becky Briggs
145t, Warrenton - Bea Carnathan
155, Northfield - Earl Ballinger
131t, Messiah - Martha Beverly.

RECESS

Henry Schuman brought the class to order leading 32t, Corinth.
Leaders:
276, Bridgewater - Bridgett Hill
500, Living Hope - Judy Caudle
28t, Aylesbury - Carolyn Thompson
396, Notes Almost Divine - Warren Steel
232, Baptismal Anthem - Chuck Howell
270, Confidence - Juanita Beasley and Joshua Marquez
354b, Happy Land - Joshua Marquez
282, I'm Going Home - Joan Aldridge
512, The Spirit Shall Return - Harrison Creel
200, Edom - Lena Keeton
504, Wood Street - Glenn Keeton
542, I'll Seek His Blessings - Brenda Merritt
67, Columbus - Kermit Adams
147b, Laban - Brenda Peña.

RECESS

Marlin Beasley called the class to order leading 317, Jackson.

Martha Beverly and Becky Briggs conducted the memorial lesson. Becky Briggs read the names of the sick and shut-ins as follows:
Ann Ballard, Charlie Ballard, Delores Beasley, Amanda Denson, Milton Oliver, Pauline Oliver, Bud Oliver, Sammi Oliver, Josephine Denney, Pauline Childers, and Emily Boswell. She led 340, Odem (Second), in their honor.

Martha Beverly spoke for the deceased and led 163b, China, in their memory.
The names of the deceased are as follows:
LaRue Allen, Herby Bailey, Flarce Creel, Wilton Donaldson, Marie Guthrie, B.J. Harris, Heath Jett, Fred Killingsworth, Jr., Dick Mauldin, Edith Tate, Christine Godsey Turner, Cecil Wakefield—Alabama; Homer Benefield, Felton Denney, Gladys McGraw—Georgia; Mirjana Lausevic—Minnesota. The memorial lesson was concluded with prayer offered by John Merritt.

Leaders:
532, Peace and Joy - Henry Schuman (in memory of Edith Tate)
144, Jubilee - Marlin Beasley
66, Jordan (First) - Gary Smith
543, Thou Art God - Richard Schmeidler
111b, To Die No More - Chug Beasley.

LUNCH

John Beasley called the class to order leading 348b, Fleeting Days.
Leaders:
36b, Ninety-Fifth - Marilyn Burchett
349, A Cross for Me - Margaret Keeton
47b, Idumea - Ricky Beasley
220, Mount Zion - Josie Hyde
511 (OSH) - John Merritt and Charlotte Ehrman
271t, Arkansas - John Merritt
365, Southwell - Charlotte Ehrman
168, Cowper - Richard Mauldin
45t, New Britain - Bunk Beasley and Linda Beasley
300, Calvary - Gravis Ballinger
156, Jesus Rose - Brenda Peña
42, Clamanda - Martha Beverly
272, Exhortation (Second) - Lisa Geist (for Amanda Denson)
273, Milford
463, Our Humble Faith - Velton Chafin
117, Babylon is Fallen - Francesca Cassara
186, Sherburne - Larry Ballinger
389, Fredericksburg - Ken Tate
515, Federal Street - Bill Beverly
378t, Heavenly Port - Richard Mauldin and Patricia Mauldin Adair (in memory of Dick Mauldin)
358, Murillo's Lesson - Richard Mauldin and Patricia Adair and John Merritt
566, Hebron - Travis Keeton
176b, Blooming Youth - Jim Helke
503, Lloyd - Hugh Bill McGuire
498, The Resurrection Day - Harrison Creel
81t, Beach Spring - John Beasley
388, The Happy Sailor - Seth Holloway
401, Cuba - Bunk Beasley and Chug Beasley and John Beasley and Marlin Beasley and Sarah Beasley Smith and Becky Briggs and Cora Sweatt and Danica Thornton.

Announcements were made. John Beasley and Richard Schmeidler led 46, Let Us Sing, as the closing song.
John Merritt dismissed the class with prayer.

Chairman—John Beasley; Vice Chairman—Richard Schmeidler; Secretary—Sandie Scott.